You can have a sump with low flow and I would rather have the added benefit of a large sump. It increases water volume, provides a place where you can house much more biological and mechanical filtration, can also have a refugium as well as a place to store additional filter material such as sponge filters for use in new setups.. Sumps for the win in my opinion.

@Riffwaters

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Yep sumps are great in several ways. If you get the flow right for your specific fish, then definitely a solid option.

It's been 27 years since having discus and of the many vids the is sound info and the welcome reminder I was looking for. Went through a power outage for a week and mine survived with no heat back up. When it occured they were about 4 -4.5 in size. With nothing to lose I used the airline and just blew into the tank manually every twenty minutes and they were coming up for air on THIER own as well. Could have let them but they survived so thought I'd throw in that experience as many would be freaking out.

@Riffwaters

Жыл бұрын

Dang. Good job helping them make it through! And yea fish can be a lot hardier than sometimes credited.

@mikefinley4367

Жыл бұрын

@@Riffwaters Yeah, it was winter to top it off and so bad I had three days off work which allowed me to babysit fish.

@GroundedGame

Жыл бұрын

I almost fried mine in bucket doing a restart of my tank, I had 1 out of 12 who died but still I was surprised how hard they are...

@ltd4991

Жыл бұрын

Was your power outage in Houston 2 years ago when many lost power? It was awful. I was thinking that anyone who had fish during that time would've lost all their fish.

@mikefinley4367

Жыл бұрын

@@ltd4991 The power outage I spoke of was about 1997

I prefer real plants and also help absorb ammonia sparks and my Discus love it.

if you are going to use a Sub make sure its fine grain sand .. stuff wont build up in fine sand Because it sits on the bottem so compact .. eveerything will just lay on top

what about the water type does it have to be acidic or treated tap water ok

Useful

I have about 180 liter tank (47 gallon) You think that it’s possible stalking a pair (only one pair) in my tank?

@Riffwaters

10 ай бұрын

Hi! Really depends on the tank dimensions, but 47g feels a tad small. I wouldn't go smaller than a standard 55g. Keep in mind that's long term. For short-term breeding, down to a 20g Tall is sufficient.

@austinix3607

3 ай бұрын

Hey I know I’m 7 months late but I also got a 47 gallon did you end up doing it I’m thinking about it too

Any video of discus in a planted aquarium? I”m only hearing about discus on sand or bare bottom… I know that’s this is the best, but what about planted…?

@Riffwaters

5 ай бұрын

Hi. I don't have any personal experience with that but I know it can be done. Best to do it with adult discus. You'll be doing yourself a favor to raise baby discus in a bare bottom then switch to a planted tank eventually.

Can I put one discus in a 55 gallon tank

@harrisonhanson2998

7 ай бұрын

If it’s the only fish in there it’d probably be ok.

@mrhistory2179

7 ай бұрын

@@harrisonhanson2998 I’m not haying discus anymore I have a 75 gallon. Now and want to put an oscar

My fish get the peppering sometimes. If they're pissed off with me and they hide it is alot more evident. If they're out swimming and happy it is almost all gone

@Riffwaters

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yea, definitely agree that stress can affect it as well.

When's the last time anyone saw this many strawberry blonds in one place ...ha, ha.

I have a 90 gallon tank what would be a comfortable number for that size?

@Riffwaters

Жыл бұрын

Nice tank! If it's the standard 48" x 18" footprint, then I'd say 7 adults long term. Min 6, max 8. Some people might tell you 9 or 10, but that'd mean more water changes than I think is worth it.

@G-BONE

Жыл бұрын

No more than 8 and two cat fish

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